Warping-machine.



Ni 'HOVER. WARPING MACHINE.

- APPLICATION FILED NOV. 8, 190-7.

Patented May 11, 1909.

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WARPING MACHINE.

APPLIOATIGN FILED NOV. 8, 1907.

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Patented May 11, 1909.

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UNITE NICHOLAS A. HOVER, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

WARPING-MAOHINE To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NICHOLAS A. HOVEK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWVarping-l/Iachines, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to warping machines, particularly to those warpingmachines which have what is termed the Swiss movement, or Swiss warpingmachines, in which sections of warp are successively laid side by sideon the reel. Such machines employ a reed-carriage which is movedlaterally by power in laying a section of warp on the reel and at thecompletion of a section is moved by hand to a new position to beginanother section.-

My invention is an improved carriage and novel means for imparting alateral movement thereto.

In the drawings accompanying this specification is shown a warpingmachine embodying my invention and similar parts in the several viewsare designated by similar numerals.

Figure 1 is a transverse vertical section on the line A-A in Fig. 2showing the construction of the traveling carriage and its arrangementwith relation to theframe on which it moves; Fig. 2 is a plan viewthereof; Fig. 3 is an end view of parts shown in Fig. 2; Fig. 4: is aview partly in section of parts of machine on the line B-B- in Fig. 2;Fig. 5 is an enlarged view partly in section of shaft and tubularwormsleeve adapted to slide longitudinally thereon, parts being broken away;Fig. 6 is a skeleton view of a warping machine showing the arrangementof my improvement and means for driving the same; and Fig. 7 is amodified form of means for driving the traveling carriage.

' In said drawings 1- is the frame, 1 the location of the take-offmechanism, which it is not deemed necessary to show in this application,1" the end of the frame where the feed mechanism and my improvement islocated for supplying and laying the warp on the reel in sections withevenness and regularity, and 2 is the reel.

Mounted in suitable bearings in the frame Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed November 8, 1907.

Patented May 1 1, 1909.

Serial N0. 401,200.

-l is the main shaft 3 on the end of which is secured a sprocket wheel-16- which is connected by a sprocket chain 17 with a sprocket wheel l5secured on the end of the shaft -lL- to communicate motion to the lattershaft. The shaft -lais provided with a longitudinal slot -1 i to permitthe tubular wormsleeve or endless screw 18 to be moved along said shaftas required, the screw-pin 19- engaging said slot 14c to cause thetubular worm-sleeve 18 to revolve with said shaft.

Stationary guide-bars are secured to the frame and are provided with agraduated scale for measuring purposes as indicated by 'P-, in Fig. 2. Asliding carriage 5 rests,.stationary, on the bars t-t while a section ofwarp is being laid on the reel 2, said carriage being adapted to bemoved by hand to a new position as fast as each section of warp'iscompletely laid on the reel and the laying-on of a fresh section of warpis to be commenced. Lugs 6-6- on the carriage -5 fit about the. bars-eit and the shaft -l4c passes through the carriage-lugs 5"* so thatwhen it is desired to move the carriage 5- at the completion ofonesection of warp on the reel, it is only necessary to disengage thethumb-screw 7 by turning the same to permit the carriage to be movedalong the bars, carrying with it the tubular worm-sleeve, until thecarriage is in the position desired when the thumb-screw -7- may betightened again and the process of laying the next section of warp S onthe reel 2 may be commenced the light upper carriage 9- carrying thereed -11- and the rollers l010 being caused to slide upon the slide-rods88- which are secured to the lower carriage -5 by means of the finger20-, which is secured to and depending from the lug 9- of the upperframe -9-, engaging the thread of the tubular worm-sleeve 18-. An arm -1may be secured either to'th'e upper sliding or traveling carriage 9 orto the movable carriage 5, it being preferable to have it secured to thelatter as the traveling carriage 9- is then lighter and is more easily0perated. The arm -12- carries the large reed 13- in a suitable supportat the end thereof.

In other warping machines an endless screw the length of the frame isemployed and but one large carriage which is moved either by saidendless screw by power or by hand the latter being the case at thecompletion of the laying of each layer of warpthread on the reel. Eachtime it is moved by hand the carriage is moved a distance equal to thelength of the carriage plus the length of the width of the sectionpreviously laid on the reel; but I have a tubular wormsleeve -l8 whichis very short as shown in Fig. 2 and is moved with the carriage 5 whenthe latter is moved, the wormsleeve sliding on the slotted shaft 14.When the carriage 5- is secured in position by tightening the screw 7power is communicated to the shaft 1%- causing it and the tubularworm-sleeve 1S thereon to revolve engaging the finger 20-, or someequivalent such as the worm-wheel 21 shown in the modification in Fig. 7to cause the upper traveling carriage 9 to move with precision and toevenly distribute the warp-thread on the reel -2 until a section of therequired width is completed, which requires but little power, mytraveling carriage being only four inches wide and very light while theold style carriage for straight warping is very heavy and requires somestrength to move it by hand.

In Fig. 3, 8- is a collar secured on the shaft 8 at the point where itis desired to start or stop the carriage 9, and in Fig 7 22 is arevolving shaft carrying the worm-wheel 21 and 23 means for locking thesame against rotation, so that the lateral movement of the carriage willfollow on rotating the worm-sleeve.

VJhen the machine is in operation the tension of the warp moves the reed-13- on the rollers 18" as the carriage 9 travels, the arm 12 whichcarries the reed 13 being secured to the platform of the movablecarriage 5, as shown in Fig. 7. The collar 8 is secured on the bar 8-,where desired according to the width of the sections of warp, so thatthe traveling carriage 9 will operate or slide always along the middleportion of the bars 8.

It is obvious that the light carriage 9-- is moved with facility andprecision by the short worm-sleeve -l8 which is driven by the shaft 14;when the machine is in operation laying a section of warp on the reeland that it is economical in construction effecting a saving in time andlabor.

In practice the distributing of the warp on the reel by the lighttraveling carriage 9, which is mounted on the carriage 5--. has manadvanta es over the old style of one heavy carriage and a long endlessscrew, both in case of operation and efliciency.

With this description of my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent, is-- 1. In a warping machine, the combination'with the frame reel and reel shaft ourna-led in said frame, of anothershaft also journaled in said frame, a sprocket wheel on the end of eachof said shafts, a sprocket chain passing around said sprockets, thelatter shaft being provided with a longitudinal slot, a tubularworm-sleeve loosely arranged on said shaft and adapted to be movedlongitudinally thereon and to be driven thereby, guide bars in saidframe, a carriage movable on said bars to move the said worm-sleevealong the slotted shaft, means for securing said movable carriage tosaid bars where desired, guide-bars on said movable carriage, anothermovable carriage on said bars, means operatively connectin said lastmentioned carriage andv the said worm-sleeve to move the latter carriageon said guide-bars, a reed and rollers carried by said last-namedcarriage, and a laterally movable reed carried by the first mentionedcarrier, substantially as set forth.

2. In a warping machine, the combination, with the frame and the reeljournaled therein, of a manually movable carriage arranged in the framefor movement laterally of the reel, another carriage carried by thefirst carriage and movable laterally of the reel on said first carriage,and means for effecting the movement of the second carriage on thefirst, substantially as described.

3. In a warping machine, the combination, with the frame and the reeljournaled 2H3 efienueo @[QBAOUI X nnu-enu "a go n eaeqa ranged in theframe for movement laterally of the reel, means for securing saidcarriage in fixed relation to the frame, another carriage carried by thefirst carriage and movable laterally of the reel on said first carriage,and means for effecting the movement of the second carriage on thefirst, substantially as described.

4. In a warping machine, the combination, with the frame and the reeljournaled therein, of a manually movable carriage arranged in the framefor movement laterally of the reel, another carriage carried by thefirst carriage and movable laterally of the reel on said first carriage,and means for effecting the movement of the second carriage on the firstcarriage comprising a rotary member movable with the first carriagelaterally of the reel, substantially as described.

5. In a warping machine, the combination, with the frame and the reeljournaled therein, of a manually movable carriage arranged in the framefor movement laterally of the reel, another carriage carried by thefirst carriage and movable laterally of the reel on said first carriage,and means for effecting the movement of the second carriage on the firstcarriage comprising a rotary splined shaft and a screw-sleeve arrangedon said shaft and movable with the first carriage laterally of the reel,substantially as described.

6. In a Warping machine, the combination, with the frame and the reelournaled therein, of a manually movable carriage arranged in the framefor movement laterally of the reel, another carriage movable relativelyto the first carriage laterally of the reel, and means for effecting thelateral movement of the second carriage relatively to the first carriagecomprising a rotary member movable with the first carriage laterally ofthe reel and mechanism disconnectively connecting said member with thesecond carriage, substantially as described.

7. In a warping machine, the combination, with the frame and the reeljournaled therein, of a manually movable carriage arranged in the framefor movement laterally of the reel, another carriage arranged in thefirst carriage for movement laterally of the reel in said firstcarriage, means for effecting the movement of the second carriage in thefirst carriage, a fixed gage, and means for adjustably securing thefirst carriage in the frame with reference to said gage, substantiallyas described.

8. The combination with the frame and a driving shaft journaled therein,of guidebars secured to said frame, a carriage arranged to be moved byhand on said bars, guide-bars secured on said carriage, a travelingcarriage adapted to move on said last mentioned guide-bars, and meansoperatively connecting said traveling carriage with the driving shaft,substantially as set forth.

9. The combination with the frame, of two movable carriages, one abovethe other, the lower carriage movable by hand on said frame, the uppercarriage carrying a reed and traveling upon the loWer carriage, amovable reed on the lower carriage, and means for causing the uppercarriage to travel upon the lower one, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

NICHOLAS A. HOVE-R.

Witnesses:

A. G. OATMAN, J OHN F. KERR.

